Display stand



Feb. 13, 1940.. JUNG 2,190,567

DISPLAY sum) I Filed May 6, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1| lllllllll 1111.

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DISPLA TAND Filed May 6, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet Z M MW 1 A uAQ Patented Feb. 13, 1940 was DISPLAY STAND Albert H. Jung, Flushing, N. Y., assignor to Victor Metal Products Corporation Brooklyn, N. Y., a corporation of New York Arplication May s, 1939. Serial No. 272,289 a e 4 Claims. (01. 211 1s).

This invention relates to display racks and more particularly to display racks adapted to hold a plurality of collapsible tubes in an attractive array.

' Prior to the instant invention, it has been customary to display collapsible tubes by attaching them to cards by various means such as clips, staples, rubber bands, flaps cut from such cards; and similar devices have been utilized. Such prior arrangements have been relatively unsatis factory for such displays were not permanent. Upon removal of one or more of the tubes from.

the card, reloading thereof was not always practical and the display became unattractive. Furthermore the shipment of loaded cards is expensive for special packing is required to accommodate the cards as well as the tubes.

It is an object of the instant invention to provide a collapsible tube rack of a more or less permanent" nature which will not be unattractive when some of the tubes are removed and which may be kept completely loaded in an at-' tractive manner at all times without the aid of any fastening device.

It is a further object of the instant invention to provide a collapsible tube rack comprising a one piece synthetic plastic of lightweight, being of good structural characteristics, capable of holding a plurality of collapsible tubes upright in an attractive array. e e

Other objects and the nature and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the folloW- ing description taken in conjunction with. the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a top plan View of one form of the invention; a

Fig. 2 is a front elevational View of the form illustrated Fig. 8 is an elevational view of the form illustrated in Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawings, the relatively long narrow display stand It) may befabricated of a synthetic plastic such as phenolic resin and comprises pockets H formed by the relativelythin short spacers l2, concave relatively tall rearwardly tilted, backs l3. oppositely curved relative 1y short front portions Land the relatively narrow frictionmembers l5 which extend forwardly from the front outer wall it. Though the entire stand is an integral molding, the frie tion members l5 give support and stability to the entire structure. by'virtue of theoutwardly projecting portions I! which are at variance with the external surface of the relatively thin outer wall It.

Though the relativelytall backs l3 ofpockets I i are rearwardly tilted, the tubes T are adapted to stand'more or. less 'uprightas the contours of the tubes are such as to bulge outwardly progressively from the bottom of the tubes upward. The inner surface ofeach' friction member !5 is a continuance of the curved short front portions Mi and actually tilted forwardly to ,ac-'

commodate tubes in a more orless glove-like fit. The forming of thepocket backslt with a concave surface automatically centers and aligns the tubes '1 when they are inserted in the pockets H whereby when the stand" it is completely loaded, the tubes presenta neat "and attractive array. Though the spacers l2 are illustrated as having an appreciable length they may be entirely omitted. by continuing the side margins of the backs it until they contact, the front portion M. To further insure the alignment of a tube upon its simple insertion into the pocket" I l the front portion M has a concave surface which generally corresponds to the curvature in the relatively tall backs I3.

The walls of the integral stand it are relatively thin as illustrated in the sectional View in Fig. 4, andthe friction members iii not only serve to aid in holding the tubes T in their respective pockets by engaging the front portion of the individual tubes at a location closer to the center of gravity of the tubes than any portion of the pockets but they serve two other functions: namely, that of reinforcing the outer wall in'the manner of a reinforcing rib and that of stabilizing the entire structure by acting as an extending leg. 1 a a v The rearwardly extending top portion [8 of the stand It connects'the upper margin-of the relatively tall tilted backs i3 and the rear wall l9. Formed on the underside of the top wall i8 is arelatively thick section 20 having a slit 2| in its top side of a depth greater than the thickness of the relatively thin top-wall whereby a display card or other element may be associated with the organization to more attractively complete the array. 7 It is to be understood that it is exterior.

than the relatively thin top Wall H8.

within the scope of the invention to form the slit 2! of such dimensions as to accommodate the base of an additional tube.

The display stand Ill, being adapted tobe fabricated of a synthetic plastic such as a phenolic resin and capable of being molded in a plural part mold in an upsidedown position, it is desirable that the finished stand, immediately sub-,

sequent to its formation, remain attached to the upper portion of the mold rather than to the lower portion in order that the molded article detaching means associated with the mold'may engage the interior of the stand rather than its Accordingly, the dimension a, see Fig. 4, is made approximately five thousandths of an inch less than the dimension b to effect what may be termed an undercut which will insure that the stand IE3 will stick to the upper part of the mold in an upside down position until knockout pins associated with the upper meld part engage the projecting buttons 22 formed integral with the interior of the mold and located immediately below .the lower wall of the pockets ii to dislocate the finished stand from the mold.

Not only may a stand in accordance with the invention be of a straight type wherein the pockets H are aligned to hold the tubes in correspondingly aligned array, but the stand may be horse-shoe shaped or circular shaped as illustrated in Figs. 5, 7, and 8. In this embodiment of the invention, the stand may comprise pockets iii bound by relatively short radial partitions M2,. rearwardly tilted relatively tall concave backs H3, forwardly tilted relatively short con cave front portions I Hi and relatively narrow up- 1 standing friction'members Me which extend forwardly from the front outer wall H6. As in the straight line embodiment of the stand, this circular form of the invention comprisespockets ill which are so shaped as to cooperate withthe inner face of the upstanding friction members i it as to engage the lower portion of the tubes T in' a glove-like fit and automatically provide for their centering or alignment whereby when the stand lll'i is completely loaded, a neat and attractive array is effected without undue distortion of the collapsible tubes. In this embodiment of the invention, the walls of the stand 5 it are relatively thin and the upstanding and out- Wardly projecting friction members H5 act not only to support the tubes but to reinforce the outer walls N8 of the stand and to stabilize the entire structure especially when the same is loaded and the center of gravity of the assembly may be relatively high.

Formed on the under side of the top wall H8 is a thick portion lilil having a slit l2l therein on its upper side extending to a depth greater This slit PM is adapted to accommodate a further object to complete the display effected by the stand H0 when loaded.

The stand H3 is also adapted to be formed in an upside down position in a plural part mold and the projections 5'22 formed on the lower side of the pockets iii are adapted to be engaged by knockout pins associated with the upper part of the mold which forms the stand, whereby only the interior of the mold will be engaged when the stand is finished and ready to be removed therefrom. In order to ensure that the stand 7 remains attached to the upper part of the mold wh 1". the solidification of thestand is effected 'sion aa is made smaller by approximately five thcusandths of an inch than the dimension 1717 in order to eifect an undercut.

It will be understood from the above description that the invention comprises a stand which is particularly adapted to hold and display in and attractive array a plurality of collapsible tubes in vertical position, which stand may be loaded and unloaded with the minimum of attention. Further, the stand is so arranged that it may be kept loaded at all times by selecting tubes from a carton which may eiiiciently be utilized insofar as space is concerned, the tubes being packed solidly therein, by selecting therefrom the proper number of tubes to fill the empty pockets within the stand. To load the stand, it is merely necessary to select a tube from a supply carton, engage a portion thereof with one of the backs I3 or H3 and then slide the same downwardly until one of the friction members it or H5 engages an intermediate portion there of and the pocket H or Hi together with the concave tall backs H3 or H3 and the friction members it or i it all cooperate to hold the tube in glove-like fit. This procedure is repeated until the stand is loaded.

The stand is particularly adapted to hold single dose tubes on a shelf or display counter in a beauty shop or barber shop but it may be utilized on drug counters, in hospitals and in similar places to hold other collapsible tubes in an efiicient manner. In the dispensing of hair tonics, medicines and the like, in orderthatthe consumer may feel satisfied that he is obtaining a true measure of an unadulterated product, individual single'dose tubes are provided and the entire tube dispensed for the use of an individual. The empty tube is then discarded. In order to associate the idea of full measure and unadulteratedingredients in the mind of the consumer, it is essential that the small containers containing the ingredients to be dispensed be attractively displayed where the consumer may see them, such as for example, on the barbers shelf, the soda fountain counter, the beauticians shelf and in similar places.

Accordingly, the display stands described above provide a stand which is simple and economical to manufacture, relatively light in weight, of

great strength, which provides for the automatic of the exterior of a tube to be loaded in the pockets of the stand, but corresponds to the curvature of the front of adjacent pockets and continuously therewith forms a circle whereby the cost of the die necessary to form the stand when the same is to be molded is materially decreased and similarly thisconstruction decreases the cost of fabrication of the stand when the same is to be made by other automatic machinery. It has been found in practice that tubes approximately fivc-eighths of an inch to seveneighths of an inch in diameter may be held in the pocket of a circular stand having a radius of curvature, for the front surface of each pocket thereof, of approximately one and a quarter inches and that such a stand will conveniently hold seven tubes in vertical alignment.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art I said pocket structure will be securely held in a glove-like fit while a large area thereof is exthat various changes may be made in this device 1. A display rack adapted to hold at least one I collapsible tube with its major. axis arranged substantially vertical and without substantial disfigurement comprising, structure forming 'at least one shallow pocket including a rearwardly tilted relatively tall concave back, a forwardly tilted relatively short concave front, a pair of relatively short thin side pieces, a relatively tall narrow friction member integral with and extending above said front and having an inner surface forming a continuation of the concave surface of the said front of the said pocket structure, said friction member including an integral outwardly projecting portion forming a reinforcing rib and stabilizing foot for said rack, the concavity of the back cooperating with the concavity of the front of eachpocket structure to automatically arrange a tube with its major axis substantially vertical as it is loaded within the pocket structure. l I

2. A display rack adaptedto hold at least-n collapsible tube with its major axis'substantially vertical and without substantial disfigurement of its body comprising at least one pocket structure including a rearwardly tilted relatively tall subsaid back and saidfront having side margins located relatively close together and cooperating to form a pocket structure having a generally vertical axis and whereby a tube loaded within posed to the View of a consumer.

3. A display rack adapted to hold at least one collapsible tube with its major axis substantially vertical and Without disfigurement comprising at least one pocket structure having a substantially continuous concave front, a relatively tall back,

said substantially continuous concave front being formed with a relatively narrow upstanding portion having an inner surface which is a continuation of the concave surface of said front, said back and said front having side and bottom margins located relatively close together and cooperating to form a pocket structure having a generally verconcave back, each pocket comprising a relatively short concave front and a segment of said relatively tall back, the segment of said back being concave, the curvature of said front corresponding to the normal curvature of a tube ultimately to be loaded in said rack and to the curvature of the front of the structure forming the adjacent pockets, said pocket fronts being substantially continuous to form a circle.

ALBERT H. JUNG.

tical axis and whereby a tube loaded within said i 

